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At the Butler show, the entries were divided about fifty-fifty between abstract and representational; yet all 20 prizes went to representational works. One reason is that Butler has such a strong reputation for conservatism that most top abstract expressionists will not submit their work. Bosa, however, wonders whether there...
Within the pavilions of the cathedral area are kept icons and crosses of solid gold, gold-embroidered vestments, and crowns, diadems and tiaras given to the priests by Ethiopia's rulers as ceremonial offerings for military victories or upon their accession. Hung on the limestone walls and pillars of...
Art authorities know little of the Madonnas' origin. They cannot be sure whether the pieces are tapestries, embroideries, or richly textured paintings on cloth; the few visitors who have taken pictures have not been allowed to examine the works in detail. French Archaeologist Jean Doresse, who has been to...
¶ Italy's Emilio Vedova, 40, whose paintings, said one critic, "look like blackboards beaten with chalk erasers." Vedova uses white splotches on black backgrounds to create a canvas of garish, swirling effects, which he sweepingly titles Image of Time 1959, Tyranny 1960. ¶ Italy's Pietro Consagra...
Of an afternoon, when the white pennant rippled on the flagstaff of the Globe, signifying the performance of a play, the Thames was a bazaar of haggling, blue-coated boatmen ferrying several thousand eager customers crossriver to the prison district of the Clink, where the playhouses had retreated from puritanical...